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Two Canadians arrested for smuggling migrants
WebPosted Wed May 3 16:58:12 2000 ET

DETROIT - Two Canadians have been arrested in connection with a human smuggling operation. A man from Winnipeg and one from Toronto face charges.

The two are accused of being the ring leaders in an operation that smuggled people from China to Canada and then helps them enter the U.S.

They appeared in a Detroit court Wednesday afternoon.

Two other Canadians are also being held by police, and two high ranking Chinese officials are under indictment. It's unclear if they will be arrested.

Last summer, Canadian authorities intercepted four boats carrying 600 migrants.

They came from Fujian province in China. U.S. authorities have indicted two senior Chinese officials from that province.

The U.S. government estimates 20,000 Chinese migrants try to illegally enter Canada and the U.S. each year.

Newsworld

Theresa Lalonde reports for CBC Radio.


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